Gui Opera was invented during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and later became a popular art form in Guilin and its neighbor regions to the north.
Yangshuo
Fire Fishing Festival held in late autumn, is a time for shows, food and riverside bonfires. Fire fishing began as a night fishing technique where fishermen use torches to attract fish.
Ziyuan River Lantern and Song Festival
Held from July 13th to 14th of the Chinese Lunar Calender, the River Lantern and Song Festival is the traditional festival of Ziyuan County which is 107km away from Guilin city. There are several performances to celebrate the festival and the river lanterns are set afloat at night to pray for good fortune. After the river lantern show, the artistic performances and cross-singing contest will continue all night.
Longsheng Red Clothes Festival
The Red Clothes Festival, also known as Zhaina, is held every March 15th in the lunar calender in the town of Sishui. The Red Yao people celebrate this festival by gathering in Sishui Street and exchange farming tools and agricultural products, buy daily necessities, or visit their friends and relatives. Featured folk sports such as bamboo pole balancing, tug-of-wars, and rooster fighting, are very interesting to watch.
Guilin Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Contest is held every three years on May 5th of Chinese lunar calendar. In the event, the venue which is the banks of the Lijiang River would be flocked by avid spectators, and the deafening sound of dragon boat songs, bells and drums would fill the air.
Guilin Mountain and River Festival
Guilin Mountain and River Festival is a grand ceremony introduced by Guilin Municipal Government. The festival incorporates the mountain and river sightseeing with the performance of local folk lore and traditional artistic performances to give visitors the impression about Guilin's beauty and history.